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The Humanitarian Consequences of the War Between Georgia and Russia: Follow-Up Given to Resolution 1648 (2009) Doc. 11859 9 April 2009 The humanitarian consequences of the war between Georgia and Russia: follow-up given to Resolution 1648 (2009) Report Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population Rapporteur: Mrs Corien W.A. JONKER, Netherlands, Group of the European People’s Party Summary There remain serious humanitarian consequences following the war between Georgia and Russia. In Georgia there remain displaced 26,000 out of 130,000 persons originally displaced as a result of the conflict. In South Ossetia out of the 33,000 to 38,000 persons originally displaced, all but 1,200 persons have returned. In South Ossetia, the urgent humanitarian needs have been met and now development is needed to repair homes and infrastructure and to provide people with a means and income to live. Regrettably, the total destruction of many ethnic Georgian villages can be confirmed. Ethnic Georgians in the region of Akhalgori are not currently being forced to leave the area but the human rights situation remains of concern. The issue and concerns are much the same for the Gali region of Abkhazia. The Parliamentary Assembly needs to facilitate a dialogue with all parties to the conflict, without which positions will become further entrenched and trust, including with the international community, will suffer further. Steps must be taken to ensure that the administrative borders between South Ossetia and Abkhazia, on the one hand, and Georgia, on the other, remain open. If they look like being completely closed there will be a mass exodus of ethnic Georgians still living to the North of these administrative borders. This will bring about a further humanitarian crisis. The issue of voluntary return in safety and dignity remains a preoccupation, and priority needs to be given to advancing these returns. F – 67075 Strasbourg Cedex | e-mail: [email protected] | Tel: + 33 3 88 41 2000 | Fax: +33 3 88 41 2733 Doc. 11859 A. Draft resolution 1. The Parliamentary Assembly refers to its Resolution 1648 (2009) on the humanitarian consequences of the war between Georgia and Russia. It considers it important to follow-up on this Resolution by examining in more detail the particular humanitarian situation in South Ossetia and some of the more recent developments impacting on the humanitarian situation in the rest of Georgia and the conflict zones. 2. Of the 130,000 ethnic Georgians displaced during the conflict, there remain approximately 26,000 persons displaced living in collective centres in Tbilisi and other parts of Georgia. Of approximately 33,000 to 38,000 persons of South Ossetian ethnic origin displaced to North Ossetia during the conflict, approximately 1,200 persons have not as yet returned to South Ossetia. 3. The immediate humanitarian needs following the conflict have been met during the winter, and credit has to be given to Georgia and the many international donor countries and organisations for their activities in favour of persons in the territory under Georgian government control. Credit must also be given to Russia for the humanitarian assistance it has provided in particular in North Ossetia and South Ossetia. Mention should also be made of the essential contribution of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for its humanitarian work out of Tbilisi, and also its work out of Tskhinvali, where it has been the only international humanitarian actor present in the region. 4. Priority now needs to move from urgent humanitarian assistance to development including rebuilding of homes and structures destroyed during and as a consequence of the war. Re-establishment and guarantees of gas supplies, water supplies and electricity supplies are a priority. 5. Voluntary return of all displaced persons, including refugees, needs to be promoted in safety and dignity. This applies to those affected by the recent conflict but also those affected by earlier conflicts. 6. In relation to South Ossetia, humanitarian and development assistance is in the process of being negotiated in the sum of 10 billion roubles from Russia. This will help repair buildings and infrastructure and a new gas pipeline will be built to Tskhinvali from North Ossetia. These steps will help alleviate the difficult situation in which the people in South Ossetia live, including over 3,000 people who are still housed in collective centres since the earlier conflicts. 7. Security concerns remain for many of those living in South Ossetia, as for those living in the rest of Georgia, and in particular those living close to the administrative border. There remains a great deal of insecurity and fear on all sides concerning cross administrative border incidents, hostage taking and also the possibility of the resumption of armed hostilities. 8. The villages in South Ossetia previously under Georgian control have been razed to the ground with the exception of a handful of houses. The intention to cleanse the area of ethnic Georgians is clear. 9. The situation of ethnic Georgians in the occupied Akhalgori district remains a major concern, and while these persons are currently not being forced to leave their homes through threats or violence, they are facing many problems which unless addressed will lead to a further exodus of persons from this region. These problems include restrictions on crossing the administrative border, the uncertainty about the education system and education in Georgian, pressure to take up South Ossetian passports, acts of discrimination by individuals and problems of access to health care. 10. The war damage, research and testimonies which have become clear following the end of the war attest to human rights and humanitarian law violations having been committed on all sides and need to be the subject of an international independent investigation. In particular there is a need to investigate allegations of indiscriminate attacks on civilians, such as through the use of cluster bombs allegedly used by both the Georgian and Russian sides, and also alleged attacks on ethnic South Ossetian civilians seeking to flee the combat zone from Tskhinvali and ethnic Georgians seeking to flee the combat zone, including near Eredvi. 11. The situation in Abkhazia also remains tense. The issues of restricted crossings at the administrative border south of the Gali district, rights, in particular the right to education in the mother tongue, of ethnic Georgians living in a de facto minority situation in the Gali district, and the process of forcing persons to take Abkhaz passports, are particularly worrying. The recent incident in the village of Otobaia, where 50 families were expelled but later allowed to return, is also of great concern to the Assembly. 2 Doc. 11859 12. The future and role of international organisations in the region remain uncertain. The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) office in Georgia is being closed down, although the mandate of the organisation’s unarmed military monitoring officers has been renewed until 30 June 2009. In relation to Abkhazia, the United Nations has managed to negotiate a renewed mandate for its observer mission until 15 June 2009, but a new mandate will have to be negotiated. The European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) still has no access to territories outside the control of the Georgian government. 13. Further steps need to be taken to build up a dialogue and trust between all parties to the conflict and the international community. This can not be done if administrative borders are closed tight and if communities are totally isolated. International organisations, including the Council of Europe, need to be present in these regions in order to promote dialogue and trust. 14. In view of the above-mentioned considerations, the Assembly calls on Georgia, Russia and the de facto authorities in South Ossetia and Abkhazia to: 14.1. fully implement the recommendations made in Assembly Resolution 1648 (2009) on the humanitarian consequences of the war between Georgia and Russia; 14.2. keep the administrative borders of Abkhazia and South Ossetia open and remain flexible and practical concerning the issue of access to the region from the north or the south, at least for all humanitarian purposes; 14.3. ensure that all basic utilities, such as gas, electricity and water, are not interrupted. This is particularly important with respect to gas supplies to Tskhinvali and water supplies from South Ossetia to villages south of the administrative border; 14.4. work to identify missing persons and tackle the problem of hostage taking and prisoner exchanges, using as appropriate the good offices of the different ombudsmen in the region and the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights; 14.5. support civil society initiatives essential for empowerment of the people, especially young people, and the development of society in order to ensure a strong human rights and humanitarian culture in the former conflict zones; 14.6. give priority, in the humanitarian context, to finding flexible and creative agreement on the mandate and role of international organisations operating in the region in order to promote peace and stability and to monitor the human rights and humanitarian situation. More particularly in this respect: 14.6.1. agree to the continuation of the work carried out by the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia; 14.6.2. allow the OSCE unarmed military officers to continue their monitoring mandate, and negotiate a renewed OSCE presence in the region of South Ossetia; 14.6.3. strengthen the mandate of the EUMM and allow it access to all conflict areas; 14.6.4. look into the need for a new internationalised peacekeeping force in the region; 15. The Assembly calls on the de facto authorities in South Ossetia and Russia to: 15.1. reach agreement as soon as possible on the proposed 10 billion roubles aid package which will go towards rebuilding homes, moving persons from collective centres, and repairing damaged and neglected infrastructure; 15.2.
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